Blog Post
Published: January 24th, 2012 | By Hystra
A recent study reveals how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can viably provide access to education, healthcare, agro-services and financial services to the Base of the Pyramid (BoP). The study reviewed more than 280 initiatives set up by various types of actors (corporations, Citizen Sector Organizations, social entrepreneurs…) in Asia, Latin America and Africa which are using ICTs to provide services to the BoP.
Region: Global
Blog Post
Published: January 20th, 2012 | By Camilo Tellez
First launched in Côte d’Ivoire in December 2008, Orange Money is also available in Senegal, Madagascar, Mali, Niger and Kenya, as well as in Botswana and Cameroon. It will soon be launched in Mauritius. At the end of 2011, it reached an important threshold: 3 million customers in the eight countries where it is now offered, thus becoming one of the most powerful mobile money services in Africa.
Region: Africa
Blog Post
Published: January 17th, 2012 | By Dalberg
In the aftermath of the earthquake in January 2010, organizations hoping to help Haiti recover were anxious to find innovative ways of delivering aid and fostering economic growth. Because so few of Haiti’s people had bank accounts, giving them money was logistically difficult and potentially dangerous.
